The Calling of Dan Matthews

Dec 10, 1935

1h 7m

★ 3.0

AMERICA'S ACE HERO...Turning the world upside down

Overview

Dan Matthews (Richard Arlen), a young parson, is in love with Hope Strong (Charlotte Wynters), the daughter of James B. Strong ('FRederick Burton'), a man who controls the town with his real estate and business interests. Strong is an upstanding citizen who has fallen into the hands of a clever racketeer, Jeff Hardy (Douglass Dumbrille), who acts as Strong's manager of some innocent-appearing amusement places that are really secret dens of vice.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Sol Lesser Productions

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Cast

Dan Matthews

Richard Arlen

Hope Strong

Charlotte Wynters

Jeff Hardy

Douglass Dumbrille

Kitty Marley

Mary Kornman

Frank Blair

Donald Cook

James B. Strong

Frederick Burton

Hypo

Lee Moran

Herman

Tom Dugan

Lawyer Partington

Edward McWade

Tommy

Carlyle Blackwell Jr.

District Attorney (uncredited)

Oscar Apfel

Jerry - Headwaiter (uncredited)

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